Run, jump, throw

Geoff Gowman attempts to overtake a Del Norte runner in the 4x400-meter relay on Tuesday. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

The Brookings-Harbor High School track team hosted its last meet
before the Far West League district track meet arrives for a two-day
visit on Friday, May 13.

The boys team devoured their closest competition with a team score of
116. The next closest score was Del Norte High School with 50, followed
by Illinois Valley, 37, and Gold Beach, 26.

The girls team, missing their all-star long distance runner Ally
Manley, were off the first place mark by only seven points with a
second-place score of 78. Del Norte took first with 85, while Illinois
Valley, 51, and Gold Beach, 23, filled out the bottom two slots.

The girls and boys 4x100-meter relay teams took first in their races with times of 52:46 and 46.62 respectively.

The boys 4x400-meter relay race had a photo finish between the Bruins and their cross-border rivals the Del Norte Warriors. The Warriors won the race but not before senior anchor-leg runner Geoff Gowman made it interesting by closing a gap of over 50 meters to almost edge out Del Norte’s anchor.

The Bruins will host the district track meet on Friday and Saturday, May 13 and 14 at the Elmer Bankus field. Events are scheduled to begin at noon.